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Africa: Africa battles Covid-19 second wave as vaccines expected to delay
Africa is seeing a marked increase in Covid-19 cases as a second wave of infections sweeps across the continent. Despite initial success in containing the
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Africa: Over 2.7 Million Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Across Continent
As of December 31, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,728,817. Reported deaths in Africa reached 64,771 and 2,278,265 people have recovered. South Africa
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Nigeria: Over 10 Million Children in Nigeria, 6 Others May Face Acute Malnutrition in 2021, UNICEF Warns
By Urowayino Jeremiah An estimated 10.4 million children in seven countries, including Nigeria, will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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Nigeria: Nigerian Hospital Sacks Nurse for Speaking About Healthcare Workers Welfare
By Adejumo Kabir Oluwafunke Ajibola is the Treasurer of the Nigerian Nurses & Midwifery of Nigeria (NANNM) in OOUTH. A principal nursing officer (PNO) at
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Africa: WHO Urges Greater Surveillance As New Covid-19 Variants Emerge
World Health Organization (Geneva) Brazzaville — With the recent emergence in the African region of new COVID-19 variants which seem to have higher transmissibility, the
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Africa: Continent Nears 2.7 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
As of December 30, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,698,318. Reported deaths in Africa reached 64,068 and 2,256,722 people have recovered. South Africa
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Africa: Malaria Bites Harder Under the cover of Covid-19
By Nasibo Kabale Global efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 have pushed the fight against malaria to the back burner. This shift of focus
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Nigeria: Covid-19 – Govt Blames States for Low Testing
By Abbas Jimoh The federal government has said that despite the resources made available to states across the country, testing is very low across them
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Nigeria: Lagos Raises the Alarm Over Sale of Fake Covid-19 Result Certificate
By George Okojie Lagos State commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi on Monday raised the alarm over the sale of fake COVID-19 certificates in the
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Africa: Continent Nears 63,000 Covid-19 Deaths
Cape Town — As of December 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,678,363 . Reported deaths in Africa reached 62,807 and
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Nigeria: Nigeria Records 10 More Deaths, 397 New Cases
By Ebuka Onyeji In the past 10 days, there have been 52 recorded deaths from COVID-19. Nigeria on Monday recorded more deaths from COVID-19 as the country
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South Africa: Hospitals Under Pressure as Govt Announces New Covid-19 Lockdown
With the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and the increase in trauma cases, South Africa’s hospitals are almost full to capacity. “Our hospitals, both private
